Eurovision in Wartime
Lina Abascal reports from the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden.
"I don't care much about music. What I like is sounds." — Dizzy Gillespie
Lina Abascal reports from the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden.
Lina AbascalJul 16
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Jenny BoyarJul 5
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Peter HolslinMay 7
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Alyx VeseyApr 25
Jayson Buford revisits Curtis Hanson and Eminem’s “8 Mile.”
Jayson BufordApr 14
Theo Spielberg appreciates Fatima Al Qadiri’s haunting score for the 2019 Senegalese film “Atlantics.”
Theo SpielbergApr 11
Jaelani Turner-Williams interviews Ben Greenman, co-author of Sly Stone’s “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin).”
Jaelani Turner-WilliamsMar 28
Herb Randall reviews Inna Faliks’s “Weight in the Fingertips: A Musical Odyssey from Soviet Ukraine to the World Stage.”
Herb RandallMar 18
Matthew Ritchie reviews Sly Stone’s “Thank Ya (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin).”
Matthew K. RitchieMar 11
Michael Scott Moore writes on the life, death, and possible religion of Lou Reed, via Lou Reed’s “The Art of the Straight Line: My Tai Chi” and Will...
Michael Scott MooreMar 2
In a preview of the upcoming LARB Quarterly issue, no. 41: “Truth,” Claire Shaffer muses on how Taylor Swift has begun to recast her personal story...
Claire ShafferFeb 10
Adam Mansbach writes about his experience growing up among antisemitism and hip-hop.
Adam MansbachFeb 3